Table and chair



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TABLE AND CHAIR Filed May 25, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Berna 7 a? fC 'reena um Patented Nov. 14, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TABLE AND CHAIR. Bernard J. Greenbaum, Westport, Conn. Application May 25, 1946, Serial No. 672,232

3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in furniture and especially to furniture combinations which are capable of use separately and combined, and in this the unit comprises a table as a high chair.

, An object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient unit comprising chair and table portions which can be quickly and easily combined to form a, high chair without using any fasteners or other devices to hold them together.

A further object is to provide a simple chair with a tray which can instantly and with ease be adjusted with respect to the arm rails thereof.

A still further object is to provide a simple construction of chair and table with parts so related that they can be combined to form a high chair by simply lifting the chair and placing it in position on the table and with parts so physically related that the chair is firmly held in proper relation without using nail, hooks, or any other fastening devices.

Further and more specific objects, features, and advantages will more clearly appear from the detailed specification hereinafter set forth especially when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which illustrate a present preferred form which the invention may assume and which forms part of the specification.

In very brief and the most general terms the invention relates to a table with a top of definite area and legs provided with supporting brace bars, a chair with legs enclosing an area having a frontto-rear dimension equal to that of the top and adapted to extend down in front and rear of the top to rest on the supporting means and be confined as at lateral movement by the legs of the table and from forward and backward movement by the edges of the top without having to use fasteners of any kind to achieve this firm securement of the chair on the table to form a high chair.

The present preferred form which the invention may assume is illustrated in the drawings of which,

Fig. l is a perspective view of the unit assembled as a high chair;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the table portion;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the chair portiorn;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal horizontal cross section through the tray latch mechanism; and,

Fig. 5 is a vertical cross section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

The device is one formed of two parts a chair and a table capable of being quickly and easily combined to form a high chair without the use of any hooks, fasteners or similar devices. AS shown .2 in Fig. 2 the table portion comprises a top In hair ing legs H with horizontal brace pieces 12 extending between and along the inside of the respective pairs of front and rear legs. I

In Fig. 3 the chair portion has a seat I 3, a back I4, side arms I5 preferred integrally with legs 16 which are provided with front and rear cross braces l1 and I8 extending'horizoi tally across between the front leg's'and between the rear legs.

When the device is to be used as a chair the portion shown in Fig. 3 is employed. When it is to be used as a table, the portion shown in Fig. 2 is employed but when it is to be used as a high chair then these two portions are placed together as showm in Fig. l and it is to be noted that there is no need for fasteners and the like. The person using the elements merely lifts the chair shown in Fig. 3 and places it on top of the table shown in Fig. 2. When this is done it will be observed that the bottoms of legs l6 of the chair rest on the front and rear ends of the braces l2 of the table just inside the respective legs I I thereof and are prevented from lateral movement by these legs II. The table top I I1 is of such dimensions as to lie snugly within the legs I 6 of the chair and prevent forward and backward movement of the chair on the table. In other words the table top just fits into the area bounded by the legs of the chair when the chair is placed on top of the table. This gives us a very simple device which comprises two separate units or portions, namely, a table and chair which can be easily and in a very simple manner united to form a high chair without fastenings of any kind. This is because the means on the table including the legs and the braces and the top prevent movement of the chair in three directions simply by relating the chair with the table in the manner shown.

The chair may also be provided with a tray [9 which may be detachably connected to the side rails l5 of the chair in the manner shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The fastening means preferably employed comprises a sheet metal channel member 20 one wall 2| of which is provided with a series of holes 22. This member is fastened to the outside of the rails l5 as shown. On the undersides of the tray I9 adjacent these channel members are disposed angle plates 23 on which is pivoted a lever 24 have a hand knob 25 for operating it and a finger 26 adapted to project into one of the holes to hold the tray in any desired adjusted position on the rails I5. A spring 21 acting under the head of the knob 25 tends to keep the finger 26 in any hole selected. By pressing on the knob 25 the finger can be withdrawn and the tray readjusted or removed at will.

While the invention has been described in detail and with respect to a present preferred form which the invention may assume, it is not to be limited to such details and form since many changes and modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broadest aspects. Hence, it is desired to cover any and all forms and modifications of the invention which may come within the language or scope of any one or more of the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention, is: r

1. A table having a top and legs, a chair having legs and disposable with the legs snugly enclosing the adjacent front and rear edges of the top, and means on the legs of' the table to support the legs of the chair resting thereon.

2. A table having a top and legs, a chair having. legs, front-to-rear. dimension. of. the area in cluded withinthelegsof the chair being equal to that of the area of the tabletop at a point intermediate the top and bottom of said legs, said chair adapted to be disposed on the table with the legs of the chair extending down alongside the front and rear edges of the table top, bracing bars on and extending between thelegs of. the table and adapteditosupport the legs of the chair resting thereon, said chair legs disposed along and just within the legs of the table.

3. A table having legs enclosing a definite area and a top of definite area, cross bracing bars horizontally extending between the front and rear legs of the table and along the inside edges thereof, a chair having legs enclosing an area having a front-to-rear dimension equal to that of the table top and adapted to extend down along the front and rear edges of said top and rest on said cross bars at the front and rear thereof just Within the legs of the table, the table legs preventing movement of the chair laterally and the table top preventing movement of the chair in a front and rear direction.

BERNARD J. GREENBAUM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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